Improvement in wind-wheels



N, PETERS, PHOTO MTHOGRAPH iUNITED STATES PATENT Orricie.

O. NICKERSON, OF OHENOA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WIND-WH EELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,598, dated July 24, 1.866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, C. NIcKERsoN, of Chenoa, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved 4Wind-VVheel; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my invention; Fig. 2, a horizontal section ofthe same, taken in the line .t x, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention consists in forming the wheel with two sets of vertical wings or sails having their upper and lower ends secured in circular headsv which are keyed on' a vertical shaft, one set of wings projecting farther out from the wheel-shaft than the other set, and the outer and inner wings or sails placed alternately in the wheel, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby the wind rst acts against the outer wings 0r sails and then against the inner ones, and escapes through the wheel, the wings or sails having an oblique position in the wheel, and all arranged as hereinafter set forth, so that the wheel requires no change in position to suit the direction in which the wind may be blowing.

A represents a vertical shaft or the pivots of two circular heads, B B, and O O are wings or saiis secured between the heads. These win gs or sails have an oblique position in the wheel, asshown clearly in Fig. 2, and the wings or sails C project out from the wheel farther than C", as shown clearly in Fig. 2, and they are placed alternately in the wheel.

By this arrangement the wind acts upon the Wings or sails G, and then against the wings or sails C', and passes into the wheel, and then escapes.

The oblique position of the wings or sails admits of the wheel operating perfectly' under the action of the wind, whatever direction the latter may have, and without the necessity' of shifting the wheel, no vane being required.

This invention has been practically tested, and has been found to operate well. It may be constructed at a moderate expense, and there are no parts liable to get out of repair or become deranged by use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is`

A wind-wheel composed of two series or sets of xed wings or sails, O C', secured between heads B B, one set or series projecting out from the heads farther than the other set 0r series, and placed alternately in position, substantially as shown and described.

CHANOERY NIGKERSON. Witnesses:

ALEXANDER E. PIRKEY, GEORGE MAGLIE. 

